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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

WANTED-A situation as book
w keeper, salesman or manager of
a mercantile business. Can furnish
references, by competent
man who has thorough knowledge of
the business. Address,
II. p. McQu AIDE, Omeg q, In.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

The 81 am holier than thou"
cry OF the reformers is weakened
by the Big Four spoils hurrah.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

Queen Victoria's Jubilee began
June 2lst. Fifty years Queen.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

The coffee market is about to
resume its normal State.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

The coffee corner has "gone
where the woodbine twincth."
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

Mr.. Cleveland backed square
down OH the flag returning.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

The managers of the drill lost
$4,000 by their scheme.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25
NOTICE.

Taken from n colorcd man on
the Mississippi river, and supposed
to have been stolen. One Skill and
a bale of cotton.
The rightful owner can recover
same by applying to the under
signed, and paying charges.
ADAMS KELLOGG.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25
ARTICLE FOURTH.

The capital stock of said corporation
is HEREBY fixed 1T the sum of y, 0JO.Wl
Two thousand DollarS-repreScnte
by 50 shares of $25. 90 each, which may
be increased if necessary by vote of the
Board of Directors and the times ano
manner of the payment of said stock
are determined upon by the Board o
Directors.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25
Subscribe $500

Incorporate.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-25

The purposes for which this corpor-
alton is established, and the nature Of
the business to be carried on by it, are
declared and specified to be the trans
mission of messages by telegraph
through the said Parishes from TaIiu-
Iuh via Somerset, Newellton and st.
JoSpph
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
WASHINGTON.

The Wisconsin state university has ten
dered the use of their observatory 90 the
coast survey, and Supt. Thorn has &C
cepted she invitation and will send OBJ
servers there this season.
TIE report of the sixth auditor for
the post Office department, for the third
quarter of the last fiscal year, shows re-
ceipts SI3OI2,4S7; expenditures, Sl3,-
272,50s, a deficiency of $260,021. The
deficiency for the first three-quarters Of
the year was S2,539,53S, against S4,o6o,-
494 for the same period of the year end
ing June 30, 1886, and T5,24I,9l7 for the
first three-q quarters of the year ending
June 80, 80.
No ADDITIONAL information has been
received from Hawaii. The United
States steamer Adams is now at Honolulu
and the Vana lila and Junlta are on their
way there. All possible arrangements
have been made for the protection of
American interests.
The ola training ship st. Mary's, for
whose safety good deal of apprehen-
sion las besn felt for month past IN
the service, has finally reached Cadiz with
everybody we'll aboard. The vessel en-
countered number of gales on their
voyage. The St. Mary's left Newport
about four months ago.
Tx count of cash and securities In
the treasurer's office, which began May
23rd will probably be completed TINS
week, as only the gold coin remains to be
counted. The funds on hand amounted
to S95, 100000, of which S6l,5Oo,0O0 was
! in standard silver dollars, $25,000,0O9 IN
| yold coin. b. OOO. 900 in fractional silver
and the balance in notes and certificates
TuE commissioner of agriculture has
sent a circular letter TO all secretaries
az state boards Of agricultural expert
ment stations, and other persons othcl
ally charged with the collection of sam
ples of commercial fertilizers for analy
Sis, advising them of the fourth aanua
convention of the association OF othcia
agricultural chemists. which will meet II
Washington on the l6th proximo.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

F1RE in a Pittsbnrg iron works Sunday
destroyed $4,000 worth Of property and
threw out Of employment tvs hundred
men.
A BABY at Aurora, H., died from drink
ing water in which hypaper was soak soak
ing, BY leaving hy-paper around within
easy reach one may catch the babies as
we'll as the flies,
Mrs. JAMES SMITH, of Four Mile Run,
Penn, was fatally burned while attemp-
ting to light n fire with kerosene. Moth
ing so often gets the start of fool killer
as the oil can.
MosEs W. HILL, student waiter" at
the Twin Mountain house, was killed by
falling from Il huge bowlder which he was
attempting to climb.
TnE Chicago express on the Erie road,
an hour behind time, dashed around a
sharp curve near Hohokus, New Jersey,
without sounding warning of any de-
scription, struck gang of Italian labor
ers at work on the track, killing a dozen
outright ard injuring many others.
Tur mortality among children in Pitts.
burg and Allegheny during the past six
weeks is something appalling. In June
/ 500 children under five years of age, died,
and siGce the first instant there have
/ been 5GS deaths, making total of 1872
! in six weeks. OF this number nearly 10
/ per cent. we're babes under two years of
/ age.
S. ANrHoNY's elevator, triple structure
/ and the largest in the northwest, located
two miles east of Minneapolis on the
Manitoba railroad, was totally destroyed
by fire together with its contents, about
/ 100000 bushels of wheat. Loss on
building and machinery S250,000; or
grain SS25, 600 Insurance unkSowu.
The wheat destroyed was one-tenth the
visible supply in the northwest outside of
Duluth.
A VERY large number of deaths from
sunstroke occurred in Chicago Sunday
probably the largest number for any one
day in the history of the city. SO far the
lists mounts up beyond fifty fatalities
directly caused 10y the terrible heat, but
that number will be largely increased
when all the statistics are made up. A
grateful drop IN the temperature occurred
about o'clock in the afternoon, bringing
relief to the worn-out people, and doubt
less saving many lives rs the continuance
OF the fierce heat Cor another twenty fou
hours would undoubtedly have swelle(
the fatality list to an appalling number
Dispatches from various points show tn,
unprecedented heat to have beet yer.
general throughout the United States
whereas comparatively few localities wer
so fortunate as Chicago in obtaining re
lief last evening.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
A CUSTOM HOUSE oFFIcERIy Irch

He Finds Fortune in a Michigan Iron A'a
Mr.. C. II. Davis is one of the euPul
collectors of the port of New YORK y /
The Graphic, and agenial gentlemsn, "
a host of friends in all parties he ~
reputation for business sagaclty was
later developments have by no u''
served to lessen. Here is the stoi!. \
seems that last winter a gentemaI ~.
Michigan came to New York for 'n'Pr
pose OF purchasing some mining ~', 4.
merry and became acquainted WIN
Davis. He talked a good deal aoVu'
iron mines of Lake Superior IN WHY. 1.
was interested and told Mr.. DAVIS =
there we're other properties Just a. N.
lsing in the vicinity of the mines ~.
he had described. After a someWnS
tended investigation our deputy - |..
concluded to form a little -
among his friends, send the wes'sL1 ~.
out to prospect, and have hun ul' ~, n
the syndicate from time to time ~ -,
outlay and expenses. The eIpen i,
ahead, made a dozen or two drai - i,
motley contributed, and not ,ODs h,
made discovery of jasper rocA rs n y
property that he had secured - ,s.
dicated, of course, the presence =. =,
Immediately beneath and the nss a., m
ting out among the men on me s'l sea h
syndicate were promptly ohe,se ", u
each for their shares. They aiu ~, RI
and the energetic prospector wei, h
ahead with his work in Michig'I 4,
no ' got through the jasper roos' ss sr,.
ore developed is everything tna' W. ~ rcs
promising lead could indicate a. ,sisis.
ness and quantity. Some OF 'ns ..s no.
people have offered S5O,OOO S..9 5.,s3
| for what only $4,000 was tsnu -iss
short time a go, but as the CHIEF Mt ase-s
the neighborhood of the new Plo2f !. =
place pays 100000 year tne,s +
much prospect of the syndlica.Gs. ois.
up its lucky discovery. All ,. 20
members have gone out to Alcs NICE, s.
look upon their newly found I'm. =. MOTT
Mr.. Davis will follow them ngA' .a5o
He is already sufficiently ven .oysr
this worlds goods, for he Keep .oss
| from his door with a fortune IN b
$1,000. 900, but the business sasa-taif ID
ended him in this new yentu'e WI
/ him before long among the
millionaires of our great CITY
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
FOREIGN.

THE replies of the Powers to Bulgaria's
note asking their approval of the election
of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg
Gotha as Prince of Bulgaria are evasvle.
FRANCE will not acknowledge Prince
Ferdinand of Saxe-Joburgh -Gotha as
ruler of Bulgaria. because Romelians we're
permitted to vote in Sobranje for his
election.
METZ is is reported to be the center of
much military activity. Forts are being
enlarged, troops are being drilled con
stantly, and ex periments are being made
to see what destruction can be effected by
throwing dynamite from balloons.
EMPEROR WILLIAM will go to Konigs-
burg on September 4th to witness the
maneuvers of the troops. The emperor
is the author of the remark Never say
de-
The house of commons vent formally
in body to the house of lords this alter
noon, where royal assent was given to the
Irish crimes act amendment bill, and 1t
was then made law of the realm.
ARCHBISHOP WALSH, of Dublin, is en-
deavoring to induce the government to
suspend further eyictions in Ireland I'M
til the land bill has been passed by
Parliament. He suggests that con
ference on the subject be held by the
leaders of the various parties.
Ara meeting of the National league
to-day, Lord Mayor Sullivan, who presid
ed, said the whole league was prepared to
stand its ground, defy the coercion act
and take the consequences. Chilly de-
clared the means to nullify the coercion
act ample, and said the Nationalist
would treat the act with supreme con
tempt.
Two more of the great British iron
clads have been in collision. The Agin
court was run into to-day at Portsmouth
by the Black Prince and damaged. The
Agincourt is an iron screw ship, armor-
plated, l0690 tons, and $50 horse power
and the Black Prince is an iron armor-
plated ship of 9,210 tons and $40 horse
power.
Mr.. REDMOND (Nationalist), member
Of Parliament, speaking at Coolgraney
said he deeply respected Mr.. Davitt''
! services, but regretted his late speech
which amounted to a charge that was
little short of folly against the advice
given by the Irish leaders and charge
Of cowardice against the people. The
tenants, Mr.. Redmond said, ought not tt
engage in any unequal struggle agains
the bayouets of their enemies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

QUEEN YICToRIA's assent was given to-
day to the Irish crimes bill, and il is now
law.
GAMBBSUs Assembly of Milwaukee is
about to secede from the knight of Labor,
on account of the temp erance views held
by Mr. Powderly.
The wheat harvest has begun in som ,
portions of Minnesota, being about two
weeks earlier tt an usual.
The formidable British iron-clad war
steamers Devastation and Ajax collided
with each other at Spithead, opposite
Portsmouth. The former was badly
damaged.
The right of IN Indian half-breed to
claim the benefits of the jurisdiction of a
federal court has been aft rmed ty Judge
Nelson at st. Paul. This is the first dc
cision of the kind on record.
THE election of Mark l.. Crawford as
chairman of the Chicago trade and labor
assembly is regarded as an indication of
the supremacy of what is known as the
conservative element in that organization
and the defeat of the socialistic element
The union longshoI emen of New York
for night work by striking last winter
and who returned to work in conse-
quence have repeated the old demands
and will go out again if they are not &C
coded to.
A MOVEMENT has been inaugurated
among the leading business men Of Buf
falo to raise a fund OF 100000, which
will be offered as prize for the best in
vention for utilizing the water power OF
Niagara river. Competition will be open
to the world. Several prominent citizens
have already subscribed $4,000 each to-
ward the fund.
ACCORDING to Denver dispatch, the
cattlemen having cattle going north oyei
the great cattle tract have decided to tbrr
them back on account of the absolute alb
sence of a market. Last year over 300,
600 cattle were driven over this tract
this year but 10000 have been started, anc
two-thirds of these will be turned back.
A DISPATCH from st. Thomas, wes
Africa, was received in London, report
ing that Stanley the explorer, had beer
killed by natives whom his expedition
had attacked in order to obtain supplies
The rumor is discredlted. Stanley a:
shown by the latest advices from him, was
at Aruwimi, June 2, and it would be i'm
possible for any news to reach st. Thomas
from that point since that date.
A ST. john, Newfoundland special says
Information from points along the
French shore indicates that a serious
misUnde IT landing exists between the
the French and Newfoundland fishermen
The Commander of the French war shiI
Drac has driven Newfoundland fishermen
away from certain portions of the coas
at the point of the bayonet. The French
are encroaching upon fishing grounds
hitherto exclusively used by English fish
ermen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
Ignored His Family.

J. W. Burrows of Portland, has taken
the contract 70 build the Worden hall, at
Houlton. The contract price is $4,000
The fund is the gift Of the late Judge
William L. Worden, of Racine, Wis, ma.
tive of this city. He was one o. the men
who obtained a commission TO go south
during the war, and who enriched them
selves. In his magnificent public be-
quests he seems TO have forgotten his
brothers and sisters here, the former of
whom assisted him to get his education,
which was the stepping stone to his posi-.
ton and wealth
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

twelve years imprisonment at hard la
Dor.
THERE are reports of rioting at Green's
burg, Pa, between miners at the Nam
moth Coke works and strikers. The sher-
if is said to have called on the governor
for military assistance.
THE portion of the state school fund
due the city of Eau Claire, about $500
is missing, and cannot be traced farther
than to the time it was received by the
county treasurer's Office. 1t is expected
that the alleged deficit will be made good.
JACOB SHARP has been sentenced to
pay fine of $1,000 and to suffer inn
prisonment at Sing Sing for four years.
The old man presented a pitiable spec
tacle in court, being almost helpless
physically, aud apparently in state of
mental stupefaction.
JOE MARTIN was arrested Wednesday
night at Brooklyn on complaint of james
W. French, of Aberdeen, Miss, who
charges that Martin ran away with anc
sold the race horse Dick Brown, of whict
he (Martin) was only part owner.
AFTER having beaten the child in tn,
most horrible manner, once putting on
one of his eyes while whipping him,
man living near Riverside, Arkansas, tieC
his little step son, aged 3, by the wrists t.
stake in the hot sun and left him Their,
without food or water until he died. TheI
the murderous hend fled to the woods.
lynching will doubtless closely follow hi
| capture.
OxEY CHERRY, an eleven-year-old col
ored girl, of Barnwell, S. c., has beef
convicted of the murder of her litsl
white chargs, and was sentenced to b.
hanged in September. She was hired on
by her parents to nurse white baby
The work was distasteful TO her and sh
administered dose of concentrated I've
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
CRIME.

ANOTHER murder growing out Of the
Hardin county tm,) vendetta, has oc-
cur red, and more are threatened.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, who killed a man
named Baker. Tuesday night, at Mineoia,
Texas, was caught by bloodhounds and
lynched.
MISS Josslr HOMES, the frequent
visitor OF Harper, the Fidelity bank de-
faulter, at the Cincinnati jail, has been
arrested for aiding and sbetting him IN his
alleged conduct, and is nov in custody in
default OF bail.
Essex county, Massachusetts,, has lately
been the scene of numerous robherles.
lonely hut on Powwow hill, near Ames-
bury, was raided, and $4,000 worth 81
stolen property recovered.
OSCAR j. HARVEY, the treasury depart
ment forger. Wednesday afternoon
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
WATERMELON EPISODE
jubilee Among the Coloree People Of Ga
weston.

jubilee Among the Coloree People Of Cal
weston.
Yesterday afternoon as tram of drays
loaded with tempting watermelons was
coming down Twentieth street from
Brick wharf, the board piece in the
rear of one of the wagons suddenly fell
out, and watermelons came tumbling ont
with a rush. As fast as one would fall
TO the ground il would burst with a
cracking noise, and pretty soon the
ground was dotted with red and green.
The love of watermelons by the darby
was here exemplified in an unmistaka
manner. The news quickly spread; and
dark forms could be seen fitting through
the atmosphere in their eagerness to
reach the scene. They rushed up from
the wharf, from the market-house, and
from surrounding localities, and swooped
down upon the smashed watermelons like
a hawk upon its prey. 1t was a regular
watermelon feast, and the darkies were
in the seventh heaven of delight. Each
appropriated TO himself lueious piece
ana squated down and munohed 1t on the
spot. The dusky driver of tho wagon
thought he might as well come in that
game, and il. was not long before he join
ca the squad
"Hee, hee," chuckled an ancient darky
as he souirted the seeds from his mouth,
"taint ofun you gifts watermillions like
dis seen de wstermillions slip out dar
on de groun, an up an gifts hear Jis as
fas As / kin. Watermillions always taste
better ven you doan have to pay for en-
Lat on chillun, eat on, de time Won Dom.
soon acin. and..suiting the action to the
word, the ancient darkey proceeded to
ami halate tAe best part of the mellon,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

The Grand Lodge of the international
Order of Odd Fellows for the State of
Wisconsin filed articles OF incorporation
at Madison. This organization is formed
by secessionists from the Odd Fellows,
who do not propose to abide by the man
date of the Supreme Council, declining
to recognize the patriarchal circle as
forming part of the odd Fellows The
disseusions in the ranks of the odd Eel
lows thus made public promise TO grow
and become national in character.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

The commissioner of the general land
office has completed the adjustment of
the grant to the state of Kansas for the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
company, under the acts Of congress OF
March 3, 1863, and July 26 1850. Tie
commissioner finds that the company is
not entitled to indemnity for losses with
in its granted limits by reason OF prior
grants and reservation to the United
States by competent authority for the
purpose Of aiding in any object of inter
nal improvement or other purposes what
ever On this basis the commissioner
finds that the excess of 993, 43l acres over
the AUTOMATICALLY due has been certified
and patented for the benefit OF the road
The company claims iudemr Tor all
losses within its granted limits, no mat
ter how occasioued, and should this
claim be allowed the company would
still be entitled to 5ot042 acres. The
commissioner recommends that suit be
instituted 10y the government TO recover
the excess as found by him. Should this
decision be sustained, it will control III
the nd nstment Of all grants Of like char
acter
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

On the recommendation of Second
Auditor Day, Secretary Fairchild APP
pointed State Senator James ". John
son an attorney to examine a lot Of
back pay and bounty claims that came
from Indian Territory. Some years ago
false claims from Indian Territory aggre-
eating about $4,000 we're manufactured
and got through the treasury, and since
that time second auditors have been very
shy Of passing these claims. When Mr.
Ferris turned the office over to Mr.. Day
he loft on file 1900 or 1000 of these
claims which no had not approved be
cause he suspected fraud and had no
means of securing an investigation.
There are now about $500 of these claims,
aggregating $4,000 or $4,000. Mr..
Johnson will get $40 day and expenses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

The resignation of the Turkish grand
vizier, and the attempt of the sultan to
prevent the departure from CONSTANT
nople of Sir Henry Drummond Wolf,
the British commissioner, show that
things are not so placid in Turkey as at
first appeared in the Anglo-Turkish com
mission matter The sultan has gained
a point over Salisbury, but has not added
to his own comfort.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
Clerical Spectator.

While passing along Pearl street the
other day heard well known Albany
c,ergvuaan remark to a friend.
"My C., B. d .. purchase has tnrned
ont to be a very profitable transaction.
wish could get more Of the stock az the
same price
Before leaves fail ! prealct tAat
reverend gentleman will deliver 2 sermon
on pool selling and other operations OF a
like character.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28
No More Bobbing.
wall Street News

"How's cotton now, Doss ,ou 70
Montgomery negro from his W.
broker on the curbstone. 4.a5f
every steady, Jesiah-yerl -
aHu. Don't she go up or Gov COZ,
NO. It's very seeady La -. rssls 81
-Hu. When | sold dat o'9 bobbt
bought cotton fuebers, de ~ 81 melt :
IN one day an bobbed down n i..t I'D
at last was bobbed out q N ssIg
/ had. Mighty Gurus dat q .s 80 ..apr
dun cleaned out all dc oY"
short off.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

IT is reported that II. NJ. Stanley, the
distinguished African explorer, has been
killed in a fight with natives. The re-
port, however, is not given credence by
the authorities at London.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

SECRETARY WHITNEY is said to have
made $4,000 in Washington City real es-
tate in the past year; and Mrs. Whitney
has given 100000 to the Washington
City poor in the same time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

THE number of papers which printed
obituaries of Frederick krupP last week,
Is astonishing. But it was Alfred who
died. Frederick Krupp died so years
ago. Several of the encyclopedias make
this mistake, probably because Frederick
Knapp was continued as the firm name
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

DIR. McGIYNN says that the union labor
party will make no compromises with any
party, but will nominate r national ticket
of its own.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-28

the Others readily joinining in. When
the feast was over the driver of the wagon
put the vehicle to rights and drove phil
osophically, the darkIes looking after it
a long time and shaking their heads very
mysteriously. And so the chapter ended.